Unit 3The Million Pound Bank Note
i’d like to have. . . i’m looking for. . .
do you have any. . . ? do you have any other. . . ?
can you show me. . . , please? may i try it on?
how much is it/are they? well, i’ll think about it.
i’ll take it. that’s it.
just have a look.
may/can i help you?
what can i do for you?
what about this one?
did you find everything ok?
is that everything?
that’s all we have.
2. suppose the situation: after reading the letter from the brothers, henry puts it into his coat pocket. then he notices that his coat is worn out. so he finds a tailor’s shop and goes in to get a new coat. in pairs make a dialogue for act ⅱ, scene 1 using the following information.
1)henry goes into a shop and tells the salesman that he wants a new coat.
2)the salesman shows him a cheap coat downstairs.
3)henry doubts if he should take it.
4)the salesman persuades him to buy it.
5)henry agrees, but explains that he can’t pay him right now as he has no small change.
6)henry shows the million pound bank note to him.
3. give several minutes for students to prepare their dialogue in pairs.
4. ask as many pairs as possible to present their dialogue to the class.
model scene:
h=henry 1st c=1st clerk 2nd c=2nd clerk 3rdc=3rd clerk
h: (reading the sign)“clothes make the man . ” hmm. . . well, we will have to see about that. (he enters a tailor’s shop and stands before a clerk. )i’d like to have a suit coat ready to wear.
1st c: (in a rude manner)see him there. (he points to another clerk. )
2nd c: (also rude)ready-made suits? downstairs.
h: can you show me a suit, please?
3rd c: yes, i can, sir. this way, please.
h: i thought you might have a coat another customer decided not to buy.
3rd c: (looking at him with a frown)ah, here we are, the very thing you need.
o: tell todd to serve that man quickly and let him out the side door.
1st c: yes, sir.
h: (trying on an ugly coat)so is this sort of thing that’s worn in england nowadays?
3rd c: oh, yes, it’s all the fashion.
1st c: (pulling the third clerk aside and whispering)mr. reid says you’ve got to serve him quick and get him out quick!
3rd c: i know what i’m doing. i’ve got eyes, haven’t i?
h: it’s a little too colorful, isn’t it?
3rd c: it’s all we have in your size.
h: well, i’ll take it.
3rd c: good. shall i put it in a box?
h: no. i’ll wear it. oh, i’d rather not pay you now. i’d like to open an account and pay in a month. you see, i don’t have any small change.